Most 360 cameras focus on shooting high quality video and have fewer features for 360 photos. I’ve chosen 4 cameras to compare as they all have specific features for shooting photos and can all shoot DNG RAW files.

Shooting DNG RAW is particularly important if you want to get the absolute best quality out of your images, although it also means you’ll have to have access to a program like Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop.

If you want a professional quality 360 camera for under $1000 then the Z1 seems to be the best choice. The other cameras can’t quite match it but are all under half the price. If you just want a camera for shooting tinyplanets and 360 photos for Instagram then the One X is probably the better choice right now.